Månadsarkiv: augusti 2011

Nicklas Bäckström has arena named after him in Valbo

On Sunday afternoon Nicklas Bäckström returned to Valbo, the small town just outside of Gävle where he grew up. Nicky visited Valbo to have the town’s hockey arena named after him. The new name of the arena is Nickback arena, … Fortsätt läsa

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Sveriges U20-lag slår Finland med 8-4

Sveriges U20-lag slog Finland med 8-4, det var de båda lagens andra möte på bara några dagar, i den första matchen slog Sverige Finland med 7-1. Finland  inleder matchen starkast, och etablerar bra tryck i den svenska offensiva zonen under … Fortsätt läsa

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“I think it’s good that [Boudreau] remains on the job. It was us players that failed.”

Nicklas Backstrom recently talked to Expressen’s Gunnar Nordström. Here is a translation of the interview. Nicklas Bäckström is home in Gävle again and has a new plan in place on how to become better prepared for the upcoming season. Former … Fortsätt läsa

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The Swedish Washington Capitals players return to the ice

Many SEL teams had their first practice on ice today. All three Swedish Washington Capitals players hit the ice with three different SEL teams: Marcus Johansson with Färjestad, Mattias Sjögren with Rögle, and Nicklas Bäckström with Brynäs. Marcus and Färjestad … Fortsätt läsa

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